Valve for slush pumps and the like



My1l,1937. Vw. A. ABEGG 25079,(547 Y VALVE FOR SLUSH F'UMPS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 3l, 1934 [N VE N TOR Mu 75e A A556@ Patented May 1l, 1937 u l.

j 2,079,647k vaLvE FoasLUsn PUMPS ANDTHE LIKE I Walter AfAbegg, Los ngeles, Calif., assgnor` ci onehalf to Baldwin Reinhold, Los Angeles; Calif. I

Application number-31, 19ans-erin No. '159,968

s claims. (ci. 251-427) This invention relates tovalve pumps and parthe valve structure as seen n the line of ticularly pertains to valves for slush pumps and Fig. 2 and indicating thevalve guide.

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the like. ,o Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing thehend of In the operation of slush pumpsit is necessary the valve guidestem, 5 to provide valve members which are subjected to Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section showing an- 5 the abrasive action of the slush which `must be other form of the present invention with an overpassed through them and which makes it neceshea-d valve cage. sary to provide a valve which will easily 'set upon Referring more particularly to the drawing, I0 its seat, allowing for the required strokeof the indicates the wall of a pump structure through 1o valve, and which valve may be readily withwhich fluid may pass. An openingil is formed 10 drawn, replaced, or repaired. Itis also desirthrough this wall to receive an adapter sleeve I2. able to provide a valve structure of the type This sleeve is preferably formed of hardened specified, designed to be readilyadapted for use steel and is of an outside diameter suitable to in pumps having different sizes of 'valve openings permit it to be pressed into placeand to be held so that the valve unit may be easily adapted in itsxed position. In practice it is 'contem- 15 for use in pumps which vary in design, capacity plated that `the adapter sleeves may be made and dimension of parts. It is the principal ob- Iwith the outside diameter greater than the maxfject ofthe present invention, therefore, to proimumdiameter of an opening in pumps in which vide a valve structurehformed-with a suitable it is to seat. The valves otherwise assembled seat packing and sealing means, and adapted and ready `for `installation are delivered to the to be readily mounted inits operativeposition job, after which the outside diameter of the and easily removed therefrom, and which is also adapter may be drawn tofit the particular pump provided withan adapter structure bywhich it into whichit yis to` be installed. Thus the one may be 4applied "to valve' openings of different valve unit canv be used on different sizes uand diameters, although the` wearing parts of the types `of pump. The inside wall .of the adapter 2,

valve structure willbe the same'for all sizesof is tapered as indicatedat I3 to receive a tubular pumps, thus reducing thel amount of high grade valve seat I4. `This tubular seat has an' outer stock required, and thereby reducing the cost of circumferential face agreeing intaper with the manufacture and replacement. face|3 of the adapter sleeve I2, thus making it It is also an object of the present invention to possible for the tubular valve seat I4 to be reado provide a, valve structure which will be capable ,ily forced into position in the upper tapered of ready assemblyand removal and whichis promouth ofthe adapter sleeve. It is desirable that 'vided with simple stroke limiting means. the tubular valve seat I4 shall be of such dimen- The present `invention contemplates the prosions as to cause an upper protruding portionto vision of an adapter sleeve which may seat witnoccur above the upper flat face 0f the adapter I2. 3,-,

in the uid openingof a pump and which re- The tubular seat `I4 is provided with an outer ceives a removable valve seat upon which a valve flat face I5 which lies in a plane at right angles tappet may be positioned, the tappet carrying to the longitudinal axis` of the valve structure fluid sealing means and being detachably mount and `forms a sealing face I 5 as will be herein- 40 ed on a central valve guide in a manner to allow after described. The inner edge of the mouth 4 it to havela desired limited stroke without becom-` of vthe tubular valvetseat I4 is bevelled downing bound or jammed .due to the amount ofuid .wardly and inwardly to form a seating face IB or solids which might"` accumulate withinfthe `which is circumscribed by the sealing face I5. valve structuref` 1 The seating face receives a tapered face Il oftthe The invention is illustrated by way of example tappe@ Valve IB. The taDDet Valve body iSdlSC- 4;, in the aocompanyingdrawing in which:Y shaped and has a downwardlyprotruding boss` Figure 1 is a view in plan showing the fcom-V portion I9 and an upwardly extending disc porplete valve assembly with which the present intion 2D. The disc portion 20 lies above theplane vention is concerned. v of the sealing face I5 and is upwardly and in- `2 is` a view in central vertical section wardly tapered around its circumference as in- 50 through a valve ofthe type with which the pres- Y `dicated at 2I. The disc portion 2li4 has an upper ent invention is concerned` and indicating a at face 22 from which aboss 23 extends. The fragmentary portion of the pump cylinder, the boss is circular in` cross` section and its face is view being taken on the line 2-'42701 Fig, l.` broken at the point where it intersects the face Fig. 3`is a view in transverse section through 22 of thetop of the valve member I8, this break 55 tion to each other;

being made by an annular recess 24 cut into the face 22 and circumscribing the base of the boss 23. Fitted against the face 22 of the valve member I8 is a non-metallic sealing member 25 preferably formed of rubber. This sealing member is circular in shape and agrees substantially in diameter with the diameter of the upper edge of the tubular valve seat I4. The body of the sealing member 25 is formed along its circumferential edge with a downwardly extending annular rib portion 26 and an upwardly extending annular rib portion 21. The downwardly extending rib 26 overhangs the upwardly yprojecting portion of the valve I8 and has a flat face which rests against the upwardly presented' fiat face I5 of the tubular'valve seat I4 to form a uid seal therewith. Attention is directed to the fact that an annular span of Vshapedcross section occurs between the inclined face of the upper Valve portion 20 and the inner face of the lower rib 26 of the sealing member. This pre vents an accumulation of'material at this pointA and also creates a desired fluid seal. The upwardly projecting rib 21 is covered byl a top plate 28 which coniormsin sectional configuration to the entire upper face of the non-metallic sealing member 25. The top plate 28 has a central opening through it to accommodate the upwardly projecting portion of the boss 23. A transverse cotter pin 29 is carried by the boss and holds the top vplate 28 in position. It ywill be evident that the' non-metallic sealing member may be reversed when its rib 26 wears so that the rib .21 may be used for sealing purposes. The adapter sleeve I2 is providedy with a transverse arm structure 30 diametrically across its bottom portion yand carries a threaded boss 3|. This boss receives the lower threaded end 32 of a guide stem 33 upon which the valve structure may` reciprocate. The stem has a tubular body portion 'which extends upwardly through a bore 34 of the valve I8, the bore land the tubular portion of thestem having a close sliding t with rela- A cylindrical counterbore is formed as a continuation of the upper end of the bore 34 within thevalve, this counterbore being of a diameter greater than that of the diameter of the bore 34, thus providing a tapered shoulder 36. The upper andterminating end of the tubular guide stern is formed withv an enlarged head portion 31. Thishead portion has a major diameter 38 agreeing substantially with that ofthe counterbore 35 and having a sliding fit therewith. The terminating end of the guide stem vis slightly tapered as indicated at 39r and its base portion is formed with a tapered face 48 agreeing in angularity lwith the tapered face 36 at the bottom of the counterbore. The tubular wall of the stem 33 is split longitudinally to form clearance Vso that the 'head portion of the vstem may be contracted as itvis forced through the relatively smallv yopening 34 until it passes the 'shoulder 36 after which it will expand into the larger counterbore 35V and may reciprocate with- I in this expanded portion to provide limited movement of the valve as it is moved up and 'down toward and away from its seat during the normal operation of the structure.

In the operation of the present invention the guide stem .is secured in position on the boss 3l of the transverse supporting arms 30 after which the assembled valve is forced on to the tapered end of the guide stem. This is due to the fact that the head formed on the end of the guide stem is of greater diameter than the bore 34 through which it initially passes. The two sides 4I and 42 of the stem will be forced toward each other as permitted by the slots which are formed in the stem. When the head member 31 has passed through the relatively small bore 34 it will expand as it passes the tapered face 36 and will assume a sliding position within the Counterbore 35. `It will be evident that under normal circumstances the valve will remain on the guide stem but will have limited reciprocable movement. This will automatically control the length of stroke of the valve. If it is desired to remove the valve from the stem, an excessive force may -be applied so thatthe tapered back face 40 of the head 31 will engage the tapered face 36 of the bore to contract the head and permit it to be withdrawn from the bore. The adapter sleeve, as has been previously stated, is normally made with a larger outside diameter than that ofthe opening in any valve seat of the various types of pumps on which it may be used. This adapter may thus be readily turned down to a desired diameter and pressedinto its seated position.

It will Valso be evident' that the tubular valve seat I4, due to its tapered engagement with the sleeve, may be pressed into its seated position and may thus be readily removed when new valve seats are t'o be used. As the valve mechanism operates there willbe the usual reciprocating stroke ofthe valve on the guide stem bringing the Atappetvalve member I8 on to its seat with the faces I6 and I1 of the seat and the valve respectively into closing position and ele-l .not accumulate within the valve and cause it to stick in an opened position.

y Referring particularly to Fig. 5 of the drawing, it will be seen that the guide pin 33 has been eliminated and that the upper plate 28' has been provided wit ha circumscribing guide flange 45. The valve seat I4 is provided with an upwardly projecting threaded portion 46. This receives a valve cage 41 having a cylindrical side wall. 48 and an upper end wall 49. The plate 28" with its flange 45 reciprocates'within this cage as the valve is raised or lowered. The stroke of the valve is limited by the engagement of ange with the .end wall 49 of the cage. This force is damped by a spring 50 mounted within a thimble 5I carried upon the cage and within which a plunger 52 may reciprocate. The plunger 52 is adjustably set in its thimbleSI by a nut,5`3,which limits the downward movement of the plunger. When the valve I8' moves upwardly vits extension 23 strikes the plunger 52 and lifts it against the expansion action of spring 50.

I t will thus be seen that the valve here disclosed combines the desirable features of the `metallic tappet valve and anon-metallic seal valve; `that the valve may be readily adapted for use on diierent types of pumps; that'its valve seat may be easily removed and interchanged; and that the valve itself map be quickly detached and installed Vwith relation to the lguide stem Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A slush pump valve comprising an adapter sleeve, said sleeve having an internal and external taper, and carrying a bridge mounted at its lower end, a valve seat mounted therein, a valve member for said seat, a split valve stem mounted upon the bridge to reciprocably support the valve member and means upon the split end of the valve stem for limiting the movement of the valve member with relation to the seat.

2. A slush pump valve comprising an adapter sleeve having an internal and external taper, a valve seat in said sleeve, a valve reciprocable relative thereto and having stroke limiting means therein, a bridge carried by the adapter sleeve and a stem secured by one end thereto. said stem being formed with a shoulder adjacent its free end, said valve member being reciprocable upon said stem, said stem bein split longitudinally of its free end to permit the shoulder to engage the limiting means within the valve member thereby controlling the stroke of said valve.

3. A valve structure comprising an adapter sleeve having a web structure mounted in its lower end, an annular valve seat mounted therein, a valve member of the tappet type, adapted to rest thereon, a valve stem rigidly secured to the web structure of the adapter sleeve and concentrically of the valve seat, a central bore within the valve member, a counterbore formed within the central bore to form a shoulder near the outer end of the central bore, an enlarged frusto-conical head formed at the free end of the valve stem, said valve stem and head being split longitudinally thereof, a shoulder at the bottom of the head to engage the shoulder formed within the valve member, the head being positioned on the valve Astem a suicient distance from its secured end to allow a limited stroke of the valve member.

WALTER. A. ABEGG. 

